Chapter 308: Li Shimin dies

In January 650, the first turboprop aircraft with a speed of 700 kilometers per hour developed by Angel Company was successfully tested at the Chang'an Yanliang Aircraft Manufacturing Base of Angel Company.

Although the first aircraft test flight was successful, Xia Xue was very happy. However, in 650 AD, Xia Xue knew that Li Shimin was 52 years old, which was already the time of Li Shimin's death in the history books. Xia Xue couldn't help but be nervous. After Li Shimin was 45 years old, Xia Xue concentrated on developing antihypertensive drugs and drugs for the treatment of dysentery, because antihypertensive drugs had certain side effects, Xia Xue did not let Li Shimin take the medicine on time at 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. every day after the age of 45.

Xia Xue knew that Li Shimin had high blood pressure in his family, which was difficult to cure, and could only be controlled.

The history books say that Li Shimin died of dysentery, and the real cause of death was caused by taking pills.

Xia Xue knew that Li Shimin in history actually didn't believe in the elixir of immortality.

In the history books, Li Shimin must have been treated by the imperial doctor in accordance with traditional Chinese medicine methods at the beginning of his illness. However, after these active drug treatments did not improve significantly, under the torture of illness, Li Shimin rushed to the doctor, and he began to hope for Fang Shi's elixir.

Many people think that Li Shimin takes the pill for immortality, which is too underestimate him, he does not believe in the theory of immortals and immortal medicine, in the second year of Zhenguan, he also made a special statement on this, he said:

"Immortals are vain and have no name. Qin Shi Huang is not divided into hobbies, deceived by the monks, but sent thousands of boys and girls, with them into the sea to seek immortals, the monks to avoid Qin's cruelty, because of the stay and do not return, the first emperor hesitated on the side of the sea, and died in the sand dunes. In order to seek immortals, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty married a woman to a Taoist person, and he was killed without verification. According to these two things, the gods are not bothered to ask for it. ”

However, in his later years, Li Shimin was forced by illness and rushed to the doctor, and he also began to take pills, which aggravated his condition.

From the Wei and Jin dynasties to the Sui and Tang dynasties, there has always been a kind of "Wushi San" (also known as "Han Shi San"), the main ingredients are stalactites, sulfur, purple quartz, white quartz, red stone grease according to the "Treatise on the Origin and Syndrome of Diseases", and "Bao Puzi" provides another saying, namely dansha, white quartz, purple quartz, realgar, white alum, etc. These minerals are ground into powder, boiled in water for seven days and seven nights, and finally refined into Dan through some special procedures. One of the monks is for the sake of his skills, so he makes a mystery, and the two do have requirements for the properties of medicine, and stipulate many rules and taboos for the person taking the medicine, such as scattering, volatilization, cold food, rest, etc.

This kind of sulfide and ore is a kind of hyperthermic drugs, which are toxic in themselves, and are harmful to people who are generally healthy, not to mention that Li Shimin has been seriously ill for a long time, and his body has been extremely weak, and the results after taking it can be imagined.

Therefore, Xia Xue's Angel Pharmaceutical Company has been developing antihypertensive drugs and drugs for dysentery, others don't know why Xia Xue attaches so much importance to these two drugs, but only Xia Xue knows that it is to save her husband Li Shimin's life.

52-year-old Li Shimin has already looked a little old, there are already a lot of gray hair on his head, there are a lot of wrinkles on his face, his body has become bloated, and the general's belly has also stood up, but Xia Xue, who is also 50 years old, looks like an 18-year-old beautiful girl, her hair is black and shiny, and there is no wrinkle on her face.

Li Shimin, who is now aging, has developed a stronger attachment to Xia Xue, and if he can't see Xia Xue every morning, he will shout anxiously, in order to make Li Shimin feel at ease and avoid high blood pressure caused by excitement, Xia Xue deliberately gets up later than Li Shimin every day, so that Li Shimin can see himself lying next to him at the first glance when he opens his eyes.

Then he will get up and pour him a glass of warm water, and let him slowly get up and drink slowly.

Then get up to wash, go to the toilet, eat breakfast, and then take blood pressure medication, Li Shimin's arrangement for Xia Xue is obedient, in order to avoid Li Shimin's overwork and aggravation of his condition, Xia Xue asked Li Shimin to hand over national affairs to the crown prince Li Zhi when he was 49 years old. He is only involved in decision-making on major issues. Usually I go to a place with good air and scenery to travel and relax, and Xia Xue accompanies me throughout the whole process, for fear that Li Shimin will have something unexpected.

In terms of diet, Xia Xue let Li Shimin slowly get rid of the heavy taste, the meals are salty, he likes to eat greasy foods such as meat, he often drinks alcohol, and he doesn't like to eat vegetables and fruits and other bad dietary habits, at first Li Shimin is not very adaptable, but he knows that Xia Xue adjusted his diet structure for his health, which is a manifestation of caring for him, and then he was more obedient to eat according to the recipes arranged by Xia Xue every day, and the taste gradually became lighter, and he began to like to eat vegetables and fruits, and he didn't drink much alcohol. Li Shimin also clearly felt that the symptoms of frequent dizziness were greatly alleviated, and he was more convinced and dependent on Xia Xue in his heart.

Xia Xue often leads Li Shimin to go for a walk outdoors when the weather is fine, which is beneficial to Li Shimin's physical and mental health. Out of the closed palace, to the heart-warming fields. How green and dazzling the fields were, how vibrant the flowers and hedges, and how blue and shining the sky was. They often sit quietly with each other on tree stumps or rocks in the wilderness, breathing in the fresh outdoor air and admiring the beautiful scenery of the fields.

Li Shimin thinks that he is extremely happy - unspeakably happy, because he is completely the life of his beloved wife Xia Xue, and his beloved wife Xia Xue is also completely his life. Xia Xue is the bone in his bones, the flesh in his flesh. He gets along with Xia Xue, never tired, and Xia Xue gets along with him as well, just as they don't get tired of the heartbeat beating in their respective chests. As a result, they stay together all the time. For them, being together is as free as when they are alone, and as joyful as when they are together. They talked all day, and talking to each other was just an audible, more active thought. He was close to her, and he had nothing to say to her. Their personalities are completely compatible and they are close to each other.

Mr. Li's illness brought them closer to each other β€” so close that Mr. Li was often dizzy and even blind for a time due to high blood pressure. Xia Xue took care of it carefully, day and night, and became his eyes and hands. He looked at nature through her, read books. She observed for him without tirelessness, describing in words the effect of fields, woods, towns, rivers, clouds, sunlight, and the scenery before them, describing the weather around themβ€”making his ears with sound an impression that light could no longer give his eyes. Xia Xue never tired of reading to him, leading him to where he wanted to go and doing what he wanted to do.

Li Shimin loved Xia Xue deeply, and he felt very happy to be cared for by her.

Scientific research has confirmed that marital affection is a good medicine for health and longevity.

The benefits of sweet love and loving companionship for a person's physical and mental health are enormous. Later generations have found a longevity village called Albania, the old people in the village are basically centenarians, after investigation, it was found that these old birthday stars are husband and wife get along in harmony, intimacy, affection and love.

Why is love between husband and wife good for health? According to medical analysis, mutual consideration and mutual care for each other, and a harmonious family atmosphere can make people feel comfortable, joyful and happy, and all organs of the body are in the best condition, so as to improve the ability to resist diseases.

Under Xia Xue's careful care, Li Shimin finally escaped the fate of history, safely passed his 51st birthday, entered the age of 52, and then passed the age of 52 safely in Xia Xue's fear, and entered the age of 53.

Xia Xue finally put her mind at ease, it seems that history can still be changed.

In 660 AD, the first electronic computer of Angel Company was successfully developed.

In 665 AD, Angel's first long-range missile was successfully launched.

Under the leadership of Empress Changsun, the process of industrialization and modernization was further accelerated, and its scientific, technological, economic, military, and cultural strength was proud of the world, leaving other countries far behind.

Accompanied by Xia Xue, Li Shimin lived safely to the age of 72.

However, the force of nature is irresistible, although Xia Xue tried her best to let Li Shimin live 20 years longer than recorded in the history books, but Li Shimin still came to the end of his life, the oil ran out, the lamp dried up, and his body deteriorated and became weaker and weaker.

In the last days, Xia Xue accompanied and took care of the frail Li Shimin, making nutritious soup for him with her own hands, and accompanying him to read, write, paint,, enjoy flowers, and walk.

The two held hands, and more often it was Xia Xue supporting Li Shimin, strolling in the royal garden, watching the stream, watching the waterfall, watching the clouds, watching Xia Fei, or not looking at anything.

In the twilight, the cold wind blew the plackets of Xia Xue and Li Shimin's clothes, making a rustling sound. Li Shimin leaned on Xia Xue with confidence, and his body temperature came through his clothes, and a trace of it seeped into Xia Xue's heart. Glancing at him beside him, I tried harder to transfer my strength to him. It seems that there has never been a thousand-year interval between time and space. They seem to be born with this familiarity. Lean on each other, keep each other warm, and go on like this......

The sun and the moon are like a shuttle, and Li Shimin only feels that the time of each day is so short. Never in his life did he wish things could go slower, but time was getting quicker and faster.

The number of times he was dizzy and heartache became more and more frequent, and the dizziness and pain became more and more intense, and he couldn't hide Xia Xue.

The dizziness of the whirlwind and the pain of thousands of arrows piercing his heart made his body not under his control at all. When it is light, the limbs spasm, and when it is heavy, the whole body twitches.

Every time he fell into a deep coma, Xia Xue kept calling his name in his ear over and over again, pulling him back from the chaotic and void world of death to the bright real world.

"Erlang, Erlang ......"

He fell unconscious in pain and fell into darkness, but in her voice, he relied on his reluctance to survive the pain again and again.

He promised her that he would build two snowmen with her when the snow fell.

But when the first snow of winter fell, he could no longer walk with her outside, and building a snowman became an unfulfilled promise.

He looked at the snow and felt gloomy, but Xia Xue smiled beside him and said, "On such a cold day, it's good to hide in the house and enjoy the snow." ”

In her smile, while he was relieved, bitterness swelled up.

His heartache was not as frequent as before, but his spirit became less and less, and once he became sick, he was in a coma for longer and longer.

At night, Xia Xue often fell asleep, sat up with a bone, pressed to his chest, and listened to his heartbeat. I confirmed that I heard the sound of my heartbeat, and smiled stupidly, so that I could sleep peacefully again.

Sometimes, Li Shimin is unaware; Sometimes, he knew Xia Xue's getting up, Xia Xue's listening, when Xia Xue gently hugged him and fell asleep again, he would open his eyes and stare at her tired sleeping face, while hoping that he would not suddenly become ill and disturb her rare sleep.

It turns out that when the sky is cruel, even quietly watching a person's sleeping face will be a luxurious prayer.

The love is too long, too long, but the time is too short and too short.

Maybe both of them understand that the time they can stay together will pass in a flash, so they will not leave an inch day and night.

During the day, she was beside him, it was his hands, his eyes, she was doing what he had not been able to do, telling him the world outside the house vividly, although he could only guard the house, but the world was all from her eyes, her delicate voice, into his heart. Between square inches, the world is very vast, and the two often laugh constantly.

In the evenings, she curled up in his arms, read to him, told him stories, picked up the flute, and played a tune. He couldn't play a complete tune anymore, but her flute skills improved rapidly, she played the tune he was used to blowing, and in the tactful tune, there was affection in his eyes, and there was pearlescence in her eyes, but when he stretched out his hand to wipe it guiltily, he imagined a smile in full bloom. In her smile, he understood that his apologies were superfluous.

In the dead of night, as usual, Xia Xue told Li Shimin about the beautiful scenery of the world's famous mountains and rivers, and in her beautiful description, the two traveled together in the mountains and rivers, enjoyed the wonders together, and talked for a long time, but they couldn't hear Li Shimin's response.

Xia Xue was afraid, "Erlang." ”

Her face was pressed to his heart, and she was relieved when she heard the sound of her heartbeat.

I made a pillow and a cushion for him to sleep comfortably.

After blowing out the light, she lay down beside him, her head against his chest, listening to his heartbeat, so that she could sleep peacefully.

The sound of his heartbeat was the stability of her life.

In the middle of the night, Li Shimin suddenly woke up, "Xue'er." ”

Xia Xue hurriedly responded: "What's the matter?" ”

Li Shimin smiled and asked, "Where did you talk about?" I seem to have lost my mind. ”

Xia Xue was sad, but she only smiled and said, "I'm a little tired and don't want to talk about it, so I went to sleep." ”

Li Shimin listened to the sound of snowflakes falling outside, and felt his chest tightened, "Xue'er, go open the window, I want to look outside." ”

"Okay." Xia Xue lit the lamp, helped him put the quilt together, put on a jacket, and was about to go to the ground.

Li Shimin said: "Wait. He wanted to help Xia Xue button up her jacket.

Because of the unsteady hand, every movement is unusually slow. Xia Xue didn't seem to notice it at all, and while muttering, she waited for him to tidy it up for her, just like in the old days.

After he tidied up, Xia Xue walked to the window, and as soon as he pushed the window open, a gust of north wind swept the snowflakes into the house. The plum blossoms on the desk were blowing, the curtains and tents in the room were also moving, and a picture of a snow plum on the table in front of the bed was peeled and rolled up, as if it was about to be blown to the ground.

Xia Xue hurriedly jumped back in a few steps and pressed two jade rulers on the painting.

She slipped into the bed, "It's cold!" As he spoke, he used his hand to ice Li Shimin's face.

Li Shimin felt that his face was numb, and he didn't feel any cold, and he touched the unmelted snow on Xia Xue's cheek with his hand, and he didn't feel anything.

Although it was late at night, the snow was white, and I didn't feel that it was dark outside, but there was a kind of white and miserable translucency between the sky and the earth.

In the yard, Xia Xue originally piled up two "people" holding hands, but because the snow had been falling for a long time, the "people" were covered by snowflakes and could no longer see their original shape.

The two hugged each other and quietly looked outside.

The sky and the earth are silent, and the snowflakes are flying.

He felt more and more stuffy in his heart, although there was no pain, half of his body began to go numb, and in a vague way, he knew something.

He held Xia Xue's slender hand that was still smooth and soft, greedy for the reluctance in the world, how he wished he could hold her hand all the time, watch the clouds roll in the sky, and watch the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court, forever. But it turned out that he tried his best to prevent life and death, but he couldn't push away death.

Xia Xue closed her eyes tightly, but her eyelashes couldn't help shaking.

The wind lifted her hair and intertwined with Li Shimin's.

He was smiling happily and contentedly, but there was reluctance in his eyes, and it became difficult to speak, "Xue'er, I'm not afraid of death, death is just a long sleep for me." But I'm really reluctant to leave, because I can't leave you! Being able to meet and have Xue'er is the greatest luck and happiness in my life Li Shimin......"

Xia Xue kissed his lips lightly, choked up and couldn't speak: "Being able to meet Erlang is also my greatest luck and happiness......" Xia Xue kept crying, her voice became lower and lower, and she was gradually buried by the strong north wind, and then she couldn't tell whether she was saying it to Li Shimin or to herself.

The snow outside the window was getting heavier and heavier, and there was nothing but snow. Time also seemed to be frozen by the bone-chilling cold, and the two leaned on each other, quietly embracing their land, for a moment, but for a lifetime, for a lifetime, but for a moment.

Li Shimin wanted to raise his hand to touch Xia Xue's delicate cheeks, but he didn't have any strength. He tried to raise his hand, and suddenly, a sharp pain came, there seemed to be ten thousand thorns in his chest, even breathing became difficult, everything in front of him was spinning, he said with difficulty: "Xue'er, sing me a song, that one...... First ......"

Like a spirit rhino, Xia Xue gently raised his hand, put it on his cheek, hugged his waist, pressed it against his chest, and softly hummed one of their favorite songs:

Sitting back to back on the carpet,

Listen to music and talk about wishes,

You want me to be more and more gentle,

I want you to put it to heart.

You said you wanted to send me a romantic dream,

Thank you for taking you to heaven.

Even if it takes a lifetime to complete,

As long as I speak, you will not forget.

The most romantic thing I can think of,

It's about growing old with you

…… ”

Li Shimin's eyes slowly darkened, and he tried to take another look at his beloved wife, but she slowly faded in his eyes and gradually disappeared into darkness. tried his best, the concern of the seven wildernesses and the reluctance of the five lakes and the four seas only turned into a deep sigh in the bottom of his heart, and scattered into the reincarnation of life and life.

β€œβ€¦β€¦

Collect bits and pieces of laughter along the way,

Stay until later, sit in a rocking chair and talk slowly.

The most romantic thing I can think of,

It's about growing old with you.

Until we're too old to go anywhere,

You still regard me as a treasure in the palm of your hand.

……”

Listening to his slowly fading heartbeat, Xia Xue's face became more and more pale, until the last bit of blood was gone, as white as snowflakes outside the window.

A lonely cold room.

The curtains in the hall fluttered to and fro, and the room became more and more bleak.

The hand on her cheek grew cold, until at last it was as cold as snow, but she didn't respond, and continued to hum the song over and over again.

The song is gentle and tactful, telling a lifetime of lovesickness and waiting.

The long night is coming to an end.

The white sky in the distance revealed a brilliant golden red glow, and the fluttering snow was also scarlet.

Xia Xue looked up and looked out the window.

"Erlang, the sun is coming out, we can watch the sunrise in the snow!"

The person next to him did not react, his face was full of happiness, his face was serene, and his lips were smiling.

She hugged him hard, raised her head, and her eyes were fixed on the east for a moment.

……

She knew he would never wake up again.

Finally, he cried bitterly, tears fell like rain, his body trembled like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind, and his liver and intestines were broken by crying while holding Li Shimin's already cold body.

……

Since then, on the high Chang'an Sightseeing Tower, Xia Xue has to climb to the top of the tower in her free time to look at the direction of Zhaoling, which is the mausoleum of Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the mausoleum of Xia Xue's dearest husband. Later, the "Wangfu Tower" was slowly renamed "Wangfu Tower".

In the north of the vast Guanzhong Plain, there is a mountain range that spans east and west, the mountains are undulating, and the Gangfeng is crossed, facing the Qinling Mountains in the south of the Guanzhong Plain. This mountain range is in the territory of Liquan County, a mountain peak rises abruptly, piercing the blue sky, the altitude is as high as 1188 meters, and around it, there are nine mountain beams evenly distributed, arching it high. In ancient times, the small mountain beam was called Ji, so it was named Jiuzhi Mountain.

Jiuzhi Mountain Lan floats and cuiyong, the strange stones are uneven, the birds sing in the forest, the goshawk soars on the top of the peak, the flowing spring flies cloth, the mountains surround, set off the main peak of Jiuzhi Towering lonely and winding.

In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Taizong led his troops to fight and hunt, passed through the area of Jiuzhi Mountain many times, and liked the upright and beautiful scenery of Jiuzhi Mountain very much.

Tang Taizong Li Shimin was critically ill in his later years, and when he was dying, he told the eldest grandson queen and the ministers about the future: "Don't spend a lot of money if you die today." And those who are buried, hidden, want not to be seen. Since ancient times, the sages have admired frugality, but in the world of no way, the mountains and mausoleums have been raised, and the world has been spent on labor, and they have laughed for those who have knowledge. But please be buried because of the mountain, no need to raise the grave, and send it to the end thrifty. "I hope to bury myself in the beautiful Jiuzhi Mountain after death.

In accordance with Li Shimin's last words, the eldest grandson Empress Xia Xue and the ministers buried him in Jiuzhi Mountain after the death of Tang Taizong, the name of the mausoleum: Zhaoling. and decided to take Zhaoling as his home, and after her death, she was buried with Emperor Li Shimin.

Tang Emperor Tang Taizong Li Shimin, a generation of British lords, died of illness in Hanfeng Palace, died at the age of seventy-two, reigned for forty-seven years, the temple name Taizong, buried in Zhaoling. During Li Shimin's reign, he actively listened to the opinions of his ministers, ruled the world internally with culture, humbly accepted advice, and practiced strict economy, so that the people could recuperate, the country and the people were safe, the economy was developed, and the rule of Zhenguan was created. Opened up the territory to the outside world, conquered the Turks and Xue Yantuo, conquered Gaochang, Qiuci, Tuyuhun, Goguryeo, and Tubo, and set up four towns in Anxi.

Hearing that the Tang Emperor Li Shimin passed away, countries around the world have sent envoys to mourn, and the leaders of various countries deeply respect this emperor of the ages who has been in the depths of their hearts.

After Li Shimin's death, the crown prince Li Zhi succeeded to the throne as the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and he honored the Empress Changsun as the queen mother, but the people of the Tang Dynasty are still accustomed to calling Changsun Xue the Empress of Changsun, and the people of the Angel Special Zone are still used to calling her the queen.